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Watch What You Say ? You could be charged for a felony terrorist threat crime

By Walin & Klarich

You thought you were safe when you were joking with your coach and you said to him that if he had you do any more sit ups that you would ?kill him?. Your buddies on the team may have thought it was a joke. However, BE WARNED. If your coach takes it seriously your words can lead to you being arrested for a felony. In California it is a crime under Penal Code Section 422 to make a ?criminal threat? to another person. This crime is called ?terrorist threats?. However, in reality a person can be arrested and sent to jail for making a threat to another person where the victim believes that the threat can be carried out. Physical contact is not required to be guilty of the crime. All that is required is that a person makes a statement to another person and the person believes that the threat is capable of being carried out.continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 26, 2007 (boomark / email).